Archive for May, 2007
ESPN: Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown underwent reconstructive surgery on his left ankle Tuesday and might not be ready for the start of training camp in October.
The Lakers said that while Brown is expected to make a complete recovery, he won’t return to playing status for a minimum of four months.
The operation was performed by Dr. David Porter in Indianapolis. Plans call for Brown to begin rehab in the next two weeks, and start running in six to eight weeks.
The 25-year-old Brown averaged 8.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and a career-best 1.2 blocked shots in 41 games last season. He missed the first seven games while recovering from an injured right shoulder and was healthy after that until severely spraining his left ankle Dec. 31, when he accidentally landed on the foot of Philadelphia’s Andre Miller after blocking a shot.
Brown sat out the next 27 games before returning to action, then missed seven more games because of pain in his ankle. He returned for the final two games of the regular season, then averaged 8.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against Phoenix.
Continue reading “Brown has surgery.”
Thanks to Jeff for sending us this article. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com.
HOOPSWORLD.COM: It’s truly a difficult time for the Los Angeles Lakers. I’ve been trying to put a positive spin on what I see and hear, but it’s getting very difficult to comprehend exactly what is going down.
Kobe Bryant has been all over the place (radio, print, internet, etc) expressing his lack of faith in the Laker organization. He feels he was re-signed under false pretenses . . . that the team promised to build an immediate contender around him.
Instead the team embarked on their well documented and since defunct 2007 plan which entailed generating cap room for this very summer. They drafted a 17-year old kid and passed on available veterans that Bryant thought would be able to help the club (Carlos Boozer, Ron Artest, Baron Davis, etc). They also traded Caron Butler, his close ally, for the disappointing Kwame Brown.
Continue reading “Time to Do the Unthinkable”
Kobe was on AM570 this afternoon on the PMS show. Kobe made it clear, he wants to get this team back to an elite level. Kobe is still training, working hard waking up at 4:30 in the morning to improve.
He made it clear by stating that the front office is a mess right now with all the drama, but went on to say, “I want US to contend for titles.” Kobe wants to win in Los Angeles. Scrap BSPN, scrap the hater articles. This is from the man himself. More from KB24:
“I’m getting ready at 4:30 in the morning despite all of this.”
“I love this team, I LOVE this city.”
“There is nobody on this planet that thinks we can contend for a title with this current team.”
“I want US to contend for titles.”
“I’m not playing GM, all I said is for the GM to get in there and get us a contending team, NOW!”
“This is the truth, I want to see somebody from Lakers management go out there and say they weren’t building for a title instead of the future.”
NC Times: California Highway Patrol officers arrested the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team early today on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Carlsbad, authorities said.
Officer Tom Kerns of the California Highway Patrol said Gerald “Jerry” Hatten Buss, 74, of Playa del Rey in Los Angeles, was taken into custody shortly before 1 a.m. after driving his gold Mercedes-Benz station wagon the wrong way on Mountain View Drive, which has double yellow lines.
Kerns said Buss was “relatively cooperative” and didn’t try to resist when he was placed under arrest.
The officer said Buss was booked into the Vista jail on suspicion of drunken driving and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or above.
Shortly after noon Buss issued a statement through a Lakers’ spokesman.
“Although I was driving only a short distance, it was a bad decision and I was wrong to do it,” Buss said in the statement. “It was a mistake I will not make again.”
Continue reading “Jerry Buss ARRESTED!”
The Truth (Kobe’s blog): Was up again, y’all. I saw an article this AM in the LA Times which said a Lakers’ “insider” noted that my wanting to “get away from Shaq” is what created this whole “mess” the Laker’s currently find themselves in.
Man, hearing something like that, which is not true, and which comes from the “inside” is totally frustrating. The fact of the matter is that many people don’t know what really went down when I was approaching free agency because I have stayed quiet about it this whole time.
The real facts are that Dr. Buss requested a meeting with me during the 04 season long before I opted out of my contract, and he told me he had already decided to not extend Shaq, as he was concerned about Shaq’s age, fitness and contract demands. Dr. Buss thought it was best for the Lakers to make a trade to get value for Shaq while they could.
Dr. Buss made it clear that his decision was final, his mind was made up and no matter what I decided to do with free agency he was still going to move Shaq.
Continue reading “Lakers ‘insiders’ all wrong”
Thanks to Kris for sending us this article. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com.
NEW YORK POST: ONE of the charms of being an embedded NBA correspondent over four decades is waking up each day and never worrying about groping or groveling (unlike the Spurs’ Jacque Vaughn after Deron Williams’ Game 3 cross-over faked him out of his Jacque) for subject matter.
There’s no offseason for the off-centered – segueing us smack into Kobe Bryant. Having momentarily picked up his dribble once his liquidated Lakers careened off the exit ramp after their customary one-round-and-done playoff appearance, he’s already back running his game on us.
Space constraints necessitate a synopsis:
Within the last 72 hours, Kobe, who cannot be traded without his approval, has vented his frustration with various West Coast reporters regarding his plight as a consistent championship pretender since the split with Shaquille O’Neal.
Continue reading “DEALING WITH KOBE”
Kobe Bryant is scheduled to be on ESPN 710 this afternoon with John Ireland. As you may or may not know, Ireland covers the away games as a Lakers reporter during the season. Him and Kobe have a good relationship and perhaps Kobe will yet again come on record and clear all this madness. People are running rampant with Kobe “trade ideas.” It’s just crazy.
Here is the link to ESPN’s Radio 710. You can listen to the live feed from your browser.
We’ll provide a recap and possibly a link to the interview (if one is available). Stay tuned. You can hear it from a reporters mouth, but I will trust Kobe’s word over anyone. Funny how a site dedicated to get a player like Kev Garnett turns out to have the same frustration surrounding Wolves fans – our star player is in the middle of trade talks. Hmm…
HOOPSWORLD.COM: The Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant have found themselves suddenly painted into a corner.
Bryant has demanded the return of Jerry West to help guide the team back to a championship. The Laker star has clearly lost faith in those currently running the team (General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Vice President of Player Personnel Jim Buss). Though Bryant denies (or has backed off from) actually requesting a trade if West does not return, the message is clear . . . Bryant is unhappy he wants immediate change.
The Lakers are stuck. West is moving to West Virginia. Though he may be open to being a consultant (at a high salary), he’s not about to displace Kupchak from his current position.
Laker owner Jerry Buss has begun the succession process giving his son Jim increased authority over the team’s basketball decisions. To bring back West would be an affront to the owner’s son . . . one a father is unlikely to make.
Can and will West return in some capacity? Certainly.
Continue reading ‘O’Neal May Be the Solution’
The Truth (Kobe’s blog): What’s up you all.
Haven’t checked in in a while,
I’m sure you guys have been hearing all this and that and are not sure what to think or believe.
The Truth section was created for times such as these.
So here’s tha deal:
I have NOT asked to be traded, I don’t want to be traded and I have given no ultimatums or demands of being traded.
I love it here in LA, my family loves it here.
I’ve been a laker fan my whole life. A REAL Laker fan! I’m talkin Silk Wilks days, and know the history of the Lakers going back to George Mikan era. I WANT to retire a Laker and contend for titles.
It is my opinion that Mr Clutch, one of the greatest GMs the game has ever seen would b able to get us to back to that level sooner rather than later.
If he is available, then it makes sense to give him the reigns and let him do what he does BEST. I KNOW I can trust him to build us an elite team.
I’m tired of losing and I’m sure you guys are tired of it as well.
Now is the time to step up and make some things happen. We have all have waited patiently for three years…Let’s GO!
- Strength and Honor
After BSPN’s… err… ESPN’s announcement yesterday that Kobe wants West back or “he’ll ask out,” a lot of the media jumped on the opportunity to bash Kobe and question his loyalty. Well one thing ESPN did not provide at the time was quotes from Kobe. However, when we did hear from Kobe last night he made it clear he isn’t asking out – West or no West:
ESPN: “I’m not demanding anything,” Bryant told the Riverside Press-Enterprise on Sunday night. “I’m not making any threats. I didn’t say that. Those words didn’t come out of my mouth about a trade. I’m just making a suggestion. I think Jerry West is one of the greatest to ever do this thing. It’s undeniably so.”
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